# NTSB WPR23LA237: Cessna 182F, N3531Y, Idaho Falls, ID, June 21, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 21, 2023, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC) - Place: Idaho Falls, ID - Coordinates: 43.513673, -112.07082 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5137&lon=-112.0708&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 5 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 192444 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR23LA237 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192444/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192444 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA237 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a gusting crosswind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182F, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2072714), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot; cases with it: [Cessna 182F, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=2072714), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072714), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Cessna 182F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2072714), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Cessna 182F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2072714), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182F, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072714), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, the airplane was stable during approach when a wind gust caused the airplane to veer left when over the runway. The airplane subsequently flew over the grass area beside the runway and contacted a runway sign, which damaged the right strut and detached its wheel. The pilot aborted the landing, diverted to another airport with a longer runway, and successfully landed the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage structure. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3531Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3531Y), registered now, S/N 18254431, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F - Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18254431 - Year built: 1962 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Cj3 Aviation LLC - Registered owner: Cj3 Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: U56, Rigby, ID - Destination: KAFO, Afton, WY - Airport: IDA, Idaho Falls Regional Airport, runway 16, 7,025 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 248 total, 0 in this make and model, 202 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 35; injuries: none; student; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 42 total, 40 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 42 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 15 knots, gusting 26 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: KIDA - METAR: KIDA 212353Z 22015G26KT 10SM SCT090 19/M03 A3015 RMK AO2 PK WND 22026/2344 SLP195 T01941033 10206 20139 58003 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20230621009009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230621009009A), Jun 21, 2023: Cessna 182F, Afton, WY, Substantial damage. The private pilot while landing at a high-altitude airport and operating the aircraft from the right seat lost control during the touch-down phase of the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 7, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192444. 17.5 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 16 pages, 16.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16371017&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Report%206.21.2023%20N3531Y_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 616 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16371241&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=N3531Y%20Accident%20Photos-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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